One of the two detained Americans due to be tried in North Korea for “hostile acts” was a resident of Bakersfield, California, a report by local TV outlet Eyewitness News claimed on Wednesday.

The report alleges that Miller, 24, was a resident of the southern Californian town, and that he graduated from Bakersfield High School in 2008.

The U.S State Department told Eyewitness News in a statement on Wednesday that they were “aware of reports that U.S. citizens Matthew Miller and Jeffrey Fowle will face trial in North Korea”.

“Out of humanitarian concern for Mr. Miller, Mr. Fowle, and their families,